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Illusionist's Stratagem

{3}{U}

Instant

AERAether Revolt#36uncommon

"When everything hangs on a single moment, be sure you choose the right moment." —Jace Beleren

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1087
Illustrator
Svetlin Velinov
Found in
Aether Revolt MTGO Redemption · Aether Revolt MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings2Combos58EDHREC rank#7,533
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Exile up to two target creatures you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control. Draw a card.
Plays as:
Flicker Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil-15.6%
$0.27
$0.05 low$0.03 gapTCGplayer
Foil+0.8%
$1.23
$0.98 low-$0.60 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.27· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

5 · latest Feb 9, 2017
  • WotCFeb 9, 2017

    Each card that returns to the battlefield will be a new object with no connection to the creature that was exiled. It won’t be in combat or have any additional abilities it may have had when it was exiled. Any +1/+1 counters on it or Auras attached to it are removed, and any Equipment will no longer be attached.

  • WotCFeb 9, 2017

    If a creature token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and will not return to the battlefield.

  • WotCFeb 9, 2017

    If each target creature is an illegal target as Illusionist’s Stratagem resolves, the spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t draw a card.

  • WotCFeb 9, 2017

    If you choose two target creatures and one is an illegal target as Illusionist’s Stratagem resolves, you’ll exile the other, return it, and draw a card.

  • WotCFeb 9, 2017

    You may cast Illusionist’s Stratagem without any targets if you wish to just draw a card.